Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

ICT Partnership Services Contract.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 7: Computer and related services

NUTS code UKF2

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Information technology services. Information technology requirements review services. Maintenance and repair of information technology equipment. Software support services. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council is looking to conclude an outsourced Information and Communication Technology Contract on behalf of itself and delegated authority from Melton Borough Council, Blaby District Council and Oadby and Wigston Borough Council, together known as the Leicestershire ICT Partnership.
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council will be the delegated Lead Authority and the sole contracting party on the procurement of outsourced Information and Communication Technology Contract and the other council’s stated herein will be designated users.
This contract will be to provide an outsourced Information and Communication Technology Contract to the Leicestershire ICT Partnership. The Leicestershire ICT Partnership (LICTP) includes:
— Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council (delegated lead and Contracting Authority);
— Melton Borough Council;
— Blaby District Council; and
— Oadby and Wigston Borough Council.
In addition, it is expected that the Leicestershire ICT Partnership will expand during the life of this contract through further delegation of service to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council (HBBC). Therefore this contract should include the ability for new ‘partners’ to join the shared service.
New Partners will delegate the ICT Service to HBBC under section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972. HBBC will then extend this contract to deliver to the new partner. It should be noted that HBBC have already received enquiries to join the partnership.
The initial contract period will be for 5 years, with options to extend for up to 2 years, in 1 year increments.
The contract will include the delivery of the following services to the Leicestershire ICT Partnership.
Core Services:
— Service Desk;
— End User Services;
— Infrastructure Services;
— Networks (Voice and Data);
— Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity;
— Business Applications;
— ICT Projects;
— Application Systems Management and Services;
—Software Management.
Optional Services:
— Web Development;
— Hardware Support and Management.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

72222300, 72223000, 50312600, 72261000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)Lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

The contract will include the delivery of the following services to the Leicestershire ICT Partnership.
Core Services:
— Service Desk;
— End User Services;
— Infrastructure Services;
— Networks (Voice and Data);
— Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity;
— Business Applications;
— ICT Projects;
— Application Systems Management and Services;
— Software Management.
Optional Services:
— Web Development;
— Hardware Support and Management.
The initial contract period will be for 5 years, with options to extend for up to 2 years, in 1 year increments.
In terms of value, the total contract is currently in the region of 5 500 000 GBP but this could extend to 20 000 000 GBP with growth of the Partnership.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 4 000 000 and 20 000 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: The initial contract period will be for 5 years, with options to extend for up to 2 years, in 1 year increments.

II.2.3)Information about renewals

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Starting 1.4.2016. Completion 31.3.2021

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

The right to require guarantees is reserved and will be set out during the procurement process.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.

Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists.
Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so.
Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
As detailed within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As detailed within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As detailed within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As detailed within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As detailed within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number 5: and maximum number 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As detailed within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 6.5.2015

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

7.5.2015 – 17:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
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